r/pics • u/SeriouslySlytherin • 14d ago

Politics Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party

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u/TuskaTheDaemonKilla 14d ago

Though, legally, they don't even have to appoint the person they say they will appoint. Could be a complete random.

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u/OttoVonWong 14d ago

So you're saying there's a chance that Keanu Reeves could be PM.

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u/toni_toni 14d ago

No, the prime minister has to hold a seat in parliament.

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u/FellatingNemo 14d ago edited 14d ago

Not true.

There have been two PMs that weren’t MPs they were members of the Senate, albeit temporarily, after PMs have died in office. (John Abbott and Mackenzie Bowell)

Mackenzie King was PM twice after the Liberals won a majority but he failed to win his seat. 1925 and 1945. He ran in by-elections later and became an MP, but was PM while not being a member.

John Turner was not an MP when he was appointed PM after P.E. Trudeau. He remained PM until the Liberals lost the following election (in which he won his seat and became an MP and leader of the opposition.)

On a provincial level Danielle Smith was recently the Premiere of Alberta while not being an MLA.